Pair trapped in lift each get €7,500

Two young children who were trapped in a lift at a Lidl store for half an hour have been awarded €7,500 each in the Circuit Civil Court.

Barrister David Richardson told the court that six-year-old Dawson Wilson was with his mother Gwendolyn and his cousin, Luke Wilson, aged 12, in the elevator on Jun 25, 2011, when it became stuck.

He said the incident happened in Lidl’s store on Cork St, Dublin, and that both children suffered psychological injuries and retained a fear of lifts because of their experience.